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UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

UK Scientists' Loss of Influence to Be Felt at Home and Across Europe

Thomas König examines the consequences of the predicted fall of influence of British scientists on the future of European science.

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Recent changes in the political landscape in Northern Europe have brought some new policies that are less supportive of science and education than previously.

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

A Plan for UK Science After the EU Referendum

The 2016 vote to leave the European Union (EU) shocked British scientists. We propose an eight-point plan to limit the immediate damage and to put U.K. science on the front foot in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit

Scientists should not resign themselves to Brexit

Leaving the European Union is not yet a done deal, and UK researchers must look past a pay-off and take a stand, says Colin Macilwain.

Europe Should Hold Fast to Its Scientific Ambitions

Europe Should Hold Fast to Its Scientific Ambitions

The EU’s fresh round of billion-euro Flagship research projects must be open to all types of science.

Swiss Scientists to Regain Full Access to EU Research Programmes

Swiss Scientists to Regain Full Access to EU Research Programmes

Political compromise settles immigration row that could have severed Swiss–EU research agreements.

Scientists Need to Wake Up to the Opportunities of Brexit

Scientists Need to Wake Up to the Opportunities of Brexit

It’s easy for UK researchers to focus on the downsides of leaving the EU. A House of Lords report today calls for a more positive approach.

Brexit By The Numbers: The Fear of Brain Drain

Brexit By The Numbers: The Fear of Brain Drain

Evidence to parliamentary inquiry puts some figures on the uncertainty hanging over EU university staff.

The Proof of the Pudding: University Responses to The European Research Council

The Proof of the Pudding: University Responses to The European Research Council

Universities’ responses to the changes in the institutional environment of research funding that the European Research Council represents.

What Does UK Science Do About Brexit?

What Does UK Science Do About Brexit?

UK scientists are coming up with strategies to deal with the prospect of leaving the EU.

Brexit and the International Mobility of Scientistst

Brexit and the International Mobility of Scientistst

Following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, arrangements for the movement of people to and from the UK look likely to change.  Will scientists be affected?

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

Conference Navigates Gap Between Science and Government

More than 600 professionals from the worlds of science and politics converged in Brussels late last month to mine internationally accumulated expertise on how best to connect scientific evidence with government decision-making.

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

A communication setting out a new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation, in particular with a view to implementing Horizon 2020.